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Submission

Authors are required to submit their manuscripts electronically through the Edutech Research online submission system at https://app.edutechres.com. The submission system will guide authors through each step of the process. All text, tables, and figures must be submitted in electronic form. Manuscripts must be original, unpublished, and not under simultaneous consideration for publication elsewhere at the time of submission.

Please note that editors and reviewers invest significant time and effort in the evaluation process. Accordingly, withdrawal of a submitted manuscript without the approval of the editorial office is not permitted at any stage of the review, revision, production, or publication process.

Ethics in Publishing

Authors are solely responsible for ensuring that their manuscripts comply with scientific and ethical standards. All authors are required to disclose any actual or potential conflicts of interest, including financial, personal, or other relationships with individuals or organizations related to the submitted work. Studies involving human or animal subjects must include a statement of ethics committee approval. The work of other authors, contributors, and sources must be properly cited and acknowledged. The use of copyrighted material — including tables, figures, scales, or extended quotations — requires appropriate permission and acknowledgement.

Use of Generative AI

Authors who use generative artificial intelligence (AI) or AI-assisted tools at any stage of manuscript preparation must disclose this use transparently in the Acknowledgements section of the manuscript. AI tools may not be listed as authors or co-authors. The use of AI tools to generate original research content, fabricate or manipulate data, or write substantial portions of the manuscript without disclosure is strictly prohibited. For full details, please refer to the journal's Generative AI Policy at https://edutechres.com/en-us/generative-ai-policy/.

Data Availability Statement

Authors are required to include a Data Availability Statement in their manuscript, placed after the Author Contributions section and before the Acknowledgements. This statement must indicate whether the data supporting the findings of the study are available and, if so, where and how they can be accessed.

Acceptable statements include:

  • "The data that support the findings of this study are openly available at [repository name and URL/DOI]."
  • "The data that support the findings of this study are available upon reasonable request from the corresponding author."
  • "The data that support the findings of this study are not publicly available due to [reason, e.g., participant confidentiality] but may be made available upon reasonable request and with the permission of [relevant authority]."
  • "No data were generated or analysed in support of this research." (for theoretical or review articles)

Authors are encouraged to deposit their research data in openly accessible repositories such as OSF (osf.io), Zenodo (zenodo.org), or Figshare (figshare.com) prior to submission and to provide the relevant DOI in their Data Availability Statement.

Language

Manuscripts are accepted in English and Turkish. All submissions must meet academic language standards appropriate for international scholarly publication. Authors who are not native speakers of the submission language are strongly encouraged to seek professional language editing prior to submission.

Article Template

Authors must use the Edutech Research Article Template to format their manuscripts. The template is available on the journal's official website. Manuscripts that do not conform to the template will be returned to the authors without review.

Word Count

There is no strict word limit; however, authors are encouraged to write concisely and precisely. Manuscripts should be a minimum of 10 pages in length, including references.

File Type

Manuscripts must be submitted in Microsoft Word format (.doc or .docx).

Page Setup

  • Page size: A4
  • Margins: 2.5 cm on all sides
  • Font: Times New Roman

Title Page

  • Article title: 14-point bold, centered, with initial capital letters for proper nouns
  • All authors must provide their full name, institutional affiliation, postal address, telephone number, e-mail address, and ORCID identifier. The corresponding author must be clearly identified.
  • Abstract: 150–200 words, 10-point bold, presenting the main objectives, methods, findings, and conclusions of the study
  • Keywords: 3–5 keywords, with the first letter of each keyword capitalized (e.g., Science education, Survey development)

Main Text

  • Font size: 10-point
  • Alignment: justified
  • Paragraphs: no indentation; one blank line between consecutive paragraphs
  • Footnotes and endnotes are not accepted; all relevant information must be included in the main text
  • Emphasis: use italics; do not underline
  • Numbered and bulleted lists may be used where appropriate
  • All in-text citations must have a corresponding entry in the reference list, and all reference list entries must have a corresponding in-text citation

Headings

  • Headings must be unnumbered
  • A maximum of three heading levels is permitted
  • First-level headings: 12-point bold
  • Second-level headings: 10-point bold
  • Third-level headings: 10-point italics
  • All headings should be left-aligned, with one blank line before and after each heading
  • Initial capital letters should be used for proper nouns only

Tables and Figures

  • Tables and figures must be embedded within the manuscript at the appropriate location and centered horizontally
  • All tables and figures must remain within the page margins
  • Each table and figure must be accompanied by a concise caption (6–8 words), with initial capital letters for proper nouns
  • Table captions are placed above the table; figure captions are placed below the figure
  • Each table and figure must be referenced in the text before it appears
  • Vertical lines must not be used in tables
  • Preferred image formats for figures: JPEG (JPG) or GIF

Author Contributions

Edutech Research follows the Contributor Roles Taxonomy (CRediT) to ensure transparency in authorship and to accurately reflect the contributions of all individuals involved in the research. Authors are required to provide a statement of individual contributions at the end of the manuscript, before the Acknowledgements section.

The CRediT taxonomy includes the following contributor roles:

  • Conceptualization: Ideas and formulation of research goals and aims
  • Methodology: Design and development of the research methodology
  • Formal Analysis: Application of statistical or computational methods to analyze study data
  • Investigation: Conducting the research and data collection process
  • Data Curation: Management, annotation, and maintenance of research data
  • Writing – Original Draft: Preparation and writing of the initial manuscript
  • Writing – Review & Editing: Critical review, commentary, and revision of the manuscript
  • Visualization: Preparation and presentation of data, figures, and tables
  • Supervision: Oversight and leadership of the research activity
  • Project Administration: Management and coordination of the research project
  • Funding Acquisition: Acquisition of financial support for the research

Authors must clearly state each contributor's role(s) using the following format:

"Author A: Conceptualization, Methodology, Writing – Original Draft. Author B: Formal Analysis, Data Curation. Author C: Writing – Review & Editing, Supervision."

Authorship must be limited to individuals who have made a substantial intellectual contribution to the work. Guest authorship, gift authorship, and ghost authorship are strictly prohibited.

Acknowledgements

Acknowledgements, funding information, and any notes should be included in a separate section at the end of the manuscript, after the Author Contributions statement and before the references.

References

All manuscripts must follow APA 7th edition referencing style. References must be listed alphabetically by the last name of the first author at the end of the manuscript under the first-level heading "References". Every in-text citation must have a corresponding reference list entry and vice versa. For detailed guidance, authors are referred to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (7th ed.) and the APA Style website at https://apastyle.apa.org.

In-Text Citations

For APA 7th edition, in-text citations include the author's surname(s) and year of publication. Page numbers are required for direct quotations.

Narrative citation: Jones and Smith (2020, p. 29)

Parenthetical citation: (Jones & Smith, 2020, p. 29)

  • 1 author: Smith (2020) or (Smith, 2020)
  • 2 authors: Jones and Smith (2020) or (Jones & Smith, 2020)
  • 3 or more authors: Green et al. (2019) or (Green et al., 2019)
  • Multiple works in the same citation: listed alphabetically, separated by semicolons — (Corbin, 2015; James & Waterson, 2017; Smith et al., 2016)

Reference List Examples

Journal Article

Edwards, A. A., Steacy, L. M., Siegelman, N., Rigobon, V. M., Kearns, D. M., Rueckl, J. G., & Compton, D. L. (2022). Unpacking the unique relationship between set for variability and word reading development: Examining word- and child-level predictors of performance. Journal of Educational Psychology, 114(6), 1242–1256. https://doi.org/10.1037/edu0000696

Authored Book

Kaufman, K. A., Glass, C. R., & Pineau, T. R. (2018). Mindful sport performance enhancement: Mental training for athletes and coaches. American Psychological Association. https://doi.org/10.1037/0000048-000

Edited Book Chapter

Zeleke, W. A., Hughes, T. L., & Drozda, N. (2020). Home–school collaboration to promote mind–body health. In C. Maykel & M. A. Bray (Eds.), Promoting mind–body health in schools: Interventions for mental health professionals (pp. 11–26). American Psychological Association. https://doi.org/10.1037/0000157-002

Report by a Group Author

World Health Organization. (2014). Comprehensive implementation plan on maternal, infant and young child nutrition. https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/113048/WHO_NMH_NHD_14.1_eng.pdf

Conference Proceedings

Morgan, R., Meldrum, K., Bryan, S., Mathiesen, B., Yakob, N., Esa, N., & Ziden, A. A. (2017). Embedding digital literacies in curricula: Australian and Malaysian experiences. In G. B. Teh & S. C. Choy (Eds.), Empowering 21st century learners through holistic and enterprising learning: Selected papers from Tunku Abdul Rahman University College International Conference 2016 (pp. 11–19). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-4241-6_2

Dissertation from a Database

Horvath-Plyman, M. (2018). Social media and the college student journey: An examination of how social media use impacts social capital and affects college choice, access, and transition (Publication No. 10937367) [Doctoral dissertation, New York University]. ProQuest Dissertations and Theses Global.

Webpage

Chandler, N. (2020, April 9). What's the difference between Sasquatch and Bigfoot? HowStuffWorks. https://science.howstuffworks.com/science-vs-myth/strange-creatures/sasquatch-bigfoot-difference.htm

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